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Vinony

intermission

noun

  1. representation performed between two parts of a theatrical production
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪntɚˈmɪʃən/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Proto-Indo-European *mey-? Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *méyth₂eti Proto-Italic *meitō Old Latin mītō Latin mittō Latin intermittō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin intermissiōder. English intermission Derived from Latin intermissiō, from intermittō (“interrupt, omit”) + -tiō.

  1. A break, especially between two performances or sessions, such as at a concert, play, seminar, or religious assembly.

    “We ordered some drinks for the intermission.”

    “The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.”